Connectivity includes three USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire "400" port, one Firewire "800" port, built-in AirPort Extreme, and Gigabit Ethernet, as well as mini-DVI, which supports an external display in "extended desktop" mode (rather than just "mirrored mode").

Also see: What are the differences between the iMac Core 2 Duo models?

The "Introduction Date" refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The "Discontinued Date" refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended.

Geekbench 2 benchmarks are in 32-bit and 64-bit modes, respectively. These numbers reflect an average of user provided 32-bit and 64-bit results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

You also might be interested in reviewing all 32-bit and 64-bit Geekbench 2 user submissions for Macs with the iMac6,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models.

These Geekbench 3 benchmarks are in 32-bit mode and are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

You also might be interested in reviewing all 32-bit single core and multicore Geekbench 3 user submissions for Macs with the iMac6,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models.

When last updated, Geekbench 3 only provided sufficient 32-bit performance data for this model. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

You also might be interested in reviewing all 64-bit single core and multicore Geekbench 3 user submissions for Macs with the iMac6,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models.

This model supports a 2 GB module in one slot and a 1 GB module in the other slot for a total supported configuration of 3 GB.

Video Card:

GeForce 7300GT

VRAM Type:

GDDR3

Details:

NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT default graphics processor with 128 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM using PCI Express. GeForce 7600GT with 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM also available at the time of purchase for an additional US$125.

Also see: What type of video processor is provided by the iMac "Core Duo" and "Core 2 Duo" systems? Is it upgradable?

Standard VRAM:

128 MB*

Maximum VRAM:

128 MB*

Details:

GeForce 7600GT with 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM also available at the time of purchase for an additional US$125.

Built-in Display:

24.0" Widescreen

Native Resolution:

1920x1200

Details:

This model has a 24.0" TFT widescreen active matrix display with a native resolution of 1920x1200. Apple also reports a "typical" brightness of 400 cd/m2, contrast ratio of 700:1, and viewing angle of 178 degrees horizontal and 178 degrees vertical.

Also see: What are the differences between the displays used in the iMac "Core Duo/Core 2 Duo" models? What is the viewable angle and the brightness of each?

2nd Display Support:

Dual/Mirroring

2nd Max. Resolution:

1920x1200*

Details:

Apple reports that this model supports "digital resolutions up to 1920x1200" and "analog resolutions up to 2048x1536".

Apple reports that the slot-loading 8X "SuperDrive" (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) "writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 2.4x speed, writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed, writes DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed, [and] reads CDs at up to 24x speed."

Also see: What are the capabilities of the optical drive provided by the iMac "Core Duo/Core 2 Duo" models? Which can read and write dual-layer DVDs?

Standard Modem:

None

Standard Ethernet:

10/100/1000Base-T

Details:

An external Apple USB Modem was available for US$49.

Standard AirPort:

802.11a/b/g/n

Standard Bluetooth:

2.0+EDR

Details:

AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR standard.

Also see: What is 802.11n? How is it different from 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a?

All-in-one "ice white" enclosure supported by an aluminium stand. Unlike the other "Core 2 Duo" iMac models, this one is VESA compliant.

Apple Order No:

MA456LL

Apple Subfamily:

Late 2006 - 24"

Details:

The Apple order number should be unique to this system.

Apple Model No:

A1200 (EMC 2111)

Model ID:

iMac6,1

Details:

Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model.

Also see: All Macs with the A1200 Model Number, the 2111 EMC Number, and the iMac6,1 Model Identifier.

For more about these identifiers and how to locate them on each Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac Identification section.

Battery Type:

N/A

Battery Life:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Pre-Installed MacOS:

X 10.4.7 (8K1123)

Maximum MacOS:

X 10.7.5*

Details:

*This system can run the last version of OS X 10.7 "Lion" if upgraded to at least 2 GB of RAM. Although it has a 64-bit processor, it has a 32-bit EFI and is not capable of booting into 64-bit mode. It does not support "OpenCL" either. Please also note that OS X Lion is not capable of running Mac OS X apps originally written for the PowerPC processor as it does not support the "Rosetta" environment. This model cannot run versions of OS X newer than 10.7.5 "Lion."

Minimum Windows:

XP SP2 (32-Bit)*

Maximum Windows:

7 (32-Bit)*

Details:

*Apple's Boot Camp 4 formally supports the 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. However, the system does meet Microsoft's minimum requirements for Windows 8 and readers have reported successfully running the 32-bit version of this operating system with appropriate drivers.

MacOS 9 Support:

None

Windows Support:

Boot/Virtualization

Details:

Also see: Are there any third-party programs to run Mac OS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs?

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